The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-01

For an oyster stew go to the Sugar
Bowl
M. d. KitteH, Esq, of this place was.
admitted to practice in the several courts of
Blair county, last week
Mr.. Joseph Brown, has purchased the
house on Centre and Crawford streets from
Georg F. Huff, Esq, of Greensburg.
Persons in need of Clothing of any kind
will find large and complete assortment at
Barkers', who have now received a new
Stock for Spring.
An AshviIle man lost his wallet con-
tanning S125 at the station on Wadnes-
day afternoon. 1t was found by Harry
Lloyd who restored it to the owner.
"A great many people seem to think that
they can save money by going away from
home to buy a suit CT clothes. whenever
they need one, but our experience proves
that you can buy your clothes at Barkers'
cheaper than anywhere else. We think
trial will convince you the same wav.
"A man by the name of Albert RutIpdpe
was killed Wednesday morning In the slope
OF the Galli'zin Coal and Coke company at
that place He was employed as a driver
and met his death bv being caught and
crushed between the pillars ard his wa gon.
RutIedge was II years old and unmarried.
David Rice a tramp. was struck a short
distance west Of Crpsson on Wednesday
morning about 10 O'Clock bv the engine
hauling Pacific Express, and instantly kill
ed. The engineer blew the whistle when
he saw the man but his warnings were not
heard until too late. The man was a stran-
ger and looked to he about 80 years Of age
Tine County Commissioners began hold
ing appeals, en- Monday. Quite a number
of people are trying to get their taxes re-
duced II, while in Ebenshurg, they stop
In at John Ovens store on High street and
Law in supply Of dry goods, dress goods.
boots and shoes, groceries and provisions
and let the appeals 90 to thunder. they will
save money.
Albert Fmigh. aged "a years empIovad
as miner nv the SOnman Shaft Coal COM
pany met with R horribla death on Wednes-
dav At Ben's Crpak. station between LIIIv's
, and Sonman. The accident occurred be-
tween and A. NJ, and the rnfortuatp man
vas on his way from his home in Portage To
work. For this purpose he had boarded a
freight train and at the place indicated
slinped in some manner and fell from the
train the wheels passing over him, sevprinq
man and leaves wife and four children.
"A correspondent writinqtrom OrbisonIa,
Huntingdon county. to the Huntingdon Lo-
cal Ne1os. SAYS MANY Of our people are
feastng on canvass hack ducks, they being
quite common. On Thursday night of last
week about 1890 an immense flock.
be ewildRred blythe light of the coke ovens and
furnace, lowered over them quite a long
time. number were partially asphyxia-
ted by the gas and fell to the ground, and
some fifty OF sixty were caught by the work
men, some few we're shot, and quite a num-
ber fell into the coke ovens and were
burned"
"A circular to station agents Issued by
the Pennsylvania Railroad officials. calls the
formers attention to existing instructions
relative to the transportation OF dead bodies,
and particularly to the necessity Of Tequir-
ing in every case certificate to the effect
that there is no contagion. ''It is not
enough the circular says, THAT a ceTtii-
cate, permit OF order shall give the name of
the disease which caused death but the
certificate must state that hhe corpse is free
from contagion. This certificate must be
issued by Board of HealtE, where there is
one, and IN places where there is none by
reputable physician" Unless such certif-
cate be presented by the person in charge,
the agent is instructed to positively decline
to honor any other permit OF order whatever.
The following statistics of Cambria
county are taken from the report OF Hon j.
Simpson Africa. Secretary of Internal At
fairs. Cambria county has 1897 taxables,
and the value of all real estate is pnt at
/ S5. 504 227. The number of horses is 4, 592,
valued at s1ss, 500. The number of cattle is
Z, 7,045, valued at SS4. $50. The value of sal
aries, etc, is 1886, Alb. The value of house
hol6 furniture exceeding $500 is S56, 1888.
The number of pleasure carriages is 42o,
valued at SIS ,643. The aggregate value OF
all property taxable for county purposes at
the rate Of twelve mills on the dollar is Sc
| 1875. 395 The county tax assessment at the
same rate Is S74, ,224 ~. The amount OF
money at interest Is returned as 81 COS. .923.
| The value OF property taxable for State pur-
poses at three mills on the dollar is 81, $685.
/ 9O6 The number Of gold lever watches re-
turned is 572; silver watches, 144 common
watches, 12O The amount OF State tax on
watches was s74O. The aggregate amount
of the State tax was s., $685. "a. The debt of
the county was $3.50
III Is DOW dltBtuI SdNS al CACuahECS
that the tax collectors elected at the recent
election have no authority to collect taxes.
The act of June 25. 1885, providing that
''the qualified electors in each borough and
township in this Commonwealth shall. on
the third Tuesday of February, each year
hereafter, elect an officer to be styled col
Iector of taxes, whose term of Office COM
mences on the first Monday of April next
after his election !" and regulating the col
lection of taxes in the several boroughs and
townships OF the State, h; been recently
decided, by Judge Livingstone, Of Lancas-
ter county, to be unconstitutional as being
within the inhibition of Ill, section Z, and
article TX, section 1, of the Constitution
prohibiting local legislation on the subject
of taxation, etc. If this decision should be
sustained by the Supreme Court then the
election this spring of tax collectors is in
valid and they would be without authority
to collect taxes.
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